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Close To Me: The Songs of The Cure

Author: Ben Shirai

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Starting at the beginning and going album by album through The Cure's discography. 

20 Episodes
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Bloodflowers (2000)

Bloodflowers (2000)

2025-08-1002:12:27

1."Out of This World" 2."Watching Me Fall" 3."Where the Birds Always Sing" 4."Maybe Someday" 5."Coming Up" (only on vinyl and Australian, Japanese, Colombian CD editions) 6."The Last Day of Summer" 7."There Is No If..." 8."The Loudest Sound" 9."39" 10."Bloodflowers" Cure Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Closetome Louella Basil Vintage https://www.instagram.com/louellabasil/ BEN on IG: https://www.instagram.com/b___shy/ BRYNN on IG: https://www.instagram.com/callowfollower/
Wild Mood Swings (1996)

Wild Mood Swings (1996)

2025-02-2301:35:05

1."Want" 2."Club America" 3."This Is a Lie" 4."The 13th" 5."Strange Attraction" 6."Mint Car" 7."Jupiter Crash" 8."Round & Round & Round" 9."Gone!" 10."Numb" 11."Return" 12."Trap" 13."Treasure" 14."Bare" Robert Smith – guitar, six-string bass, vocals, production, sleeve art directionPerry Bamonte – guitar, six-string bass, keyboard, sleeve art directionJason Cooper – percussion, drums (except on "This is a ...
1."Alone" 2."And Nothing Is Forever" 3."A Fragile Thing" 4."Warsong" 5."Drone:Nodrone" 6."I Can Never Say Goodbye" 7."All I Ever Am" 8."Endsong" BONUS CONTENT: https://www.patreon.com/Closetome BEN on IG: https://www.instagram.com/b___shy/ BRYNN on IG: https://www.instagram.com/callowfollower/
November 4, 2024
Wish (1992)

Wish (1992)

2024-05-1301:55:13

1."Open" 2."High" 3."Apart" 4."From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea" 5."Wendy Time" 6."Doing the Unstuck" 7."Friday I'm in Love" 8."Trust" 9."A Letter to Elise" 10."Cut" 11."To Wish Impossible Things" 12."End" BONUS CONTENT: https://www.patreon.com/Closetome BEN on IG: https://www.instagram.com/b___shy/ BRYNN on IG: https://www.instagram.com/callowfollower/
Picture Show (1991)

Picture Show (1991)

2024-03-1801:27:28

1 Why Can't I Be You? (12") 2 Catch 3 Hot Hot Hot!!! (12") 4 Just Like Heaven 5 Lullaby 6 Fascination Street 7 Lovesong 8 Pictures Of You 9 Never Enough 10 Close To Me (Closer Mix) SEE VIDEO AT: https://www.patreon.com/Closetome BEN on IG: https://www.instagram.com/b___shy/ BRYNN on IG: https://www.instagram.com/callowfollower/
Mixed Up (1990)

Mixed Up (1990)

2023-12-0401:16:36

1. | "Lullaby" (Extended Mix) | 7:43 2. | "Close to Me" (Closer Mix) | 5:44 3. | "Fascination Street" (Extended Mix) | 8:47 4. | "The Walk" (Everything Mix) | 5:27 5. | "Lovesong" (Extended Mix) | 6:19 6. | "A Forest" (Tree Mix) | 6:55 7. | "Pictures of You" (Extended Dub Mix) | 6:41 8. | "Hot Hot Hot!!!" (Extended Mix) | 7:01 9. | "The Caterpillar" (Flicker Mix) | 5:27 10. | "In Between Days" (Shiver Mix) | 6:22 11. | "Never Enough" (Big Mix) BRYNNBEN BONUS CONTENT
Disintegration (1989)

Disintegration (1989)

2023-09-1102:38:22

PATREONBRYNNBENLESS BELLS Robert Smith – guitars, vocals, keyboards Simon Gallup – bass, keyboards Porl Thompson – guitars Boris Williams – drums, percussion Roger O'Donnell – keyboards Lol Tolhurst – other instruments 1."Plainsong" 2."Pictures of You" 3."Closedown" 4."Lovesong" 5."Last Dance" 6."Lullaby" 7."Fascination Street" 8."Prayers for Rain" 9."The Same Deep Water as You" 10."Disintegration" 11."Homesick" 12."Untitled"
PATREONBRYNNBENWe have been talking about it pretty much since the first episode and it finally happened, we went to the Cure Concert.
PATREONBRYNNBEN10.15 Saturday NightsSide A 1. | "The Kiss" 2. | "Catch" 3. | "Torture" 4. | "If Only Tonight We Could Sleep" Side B 1. | "Why Can't I Be You?" 2. | "How Beautiful You Are..." 3. | "The Snakepit" 4. | "Hey You!" Side C 1. | "Just Like Heaven" 2. | "All I Want" 3. | "Hot Hot Hot!!!" 4. | "One More Time" 5. | "Like Cockatoos" Side D 1. | "Icing Sugar" 2. | "The Perfect Girl" 3. | "A T...
Staring At The Sea (1986)

Staring At The Sea (1986)

2023-05-2701:30:25

PATREONBRYNNBENStaring At The Sea: The Images (1986) 1 | | Killing An Arab 2 | | 10:15 Saturday Night 3 | | Boys Don't Cry 4 | | Jumping Someone Else's Train 5 | | A Forest 6 | | Play For Today 7 | | Primary 8 | | Other Voices 9 | | Charlotte Sometimes 10 | | The Hanging Garden 11 | | Let's Go To Bed 12 | | The Walk 13 | | The Lovecats 14 | | The Caterpillar 15 | | In Between Days 16 | | Close To M...
Head On The Door (1985)

Head On The Door (1985)

2023-04-2401:49:32

LINKS PATREONFLOSSINGBRYNNBENHEAD ON THE DOOR (1985) Robert Smith – vocals, guitars, keyboards, production Lol Tolhurst – keyboards Porl Thompson – guitars, keyboards Simon Gallup – bass guitar Boris Williams – drums, percussion Ron Howe – saxophone on "A Night Like This" Side one 1. | "In Between Days" 2. | "Kyoto Song" 3. | "The Blood" 4. | "Six Different Ways" 5. | "Push" Side two 1. | "The Baby Screams" 2. | "Close to Me" 3. | "A Night Like This"&nb...
The Top (1984)

The Top (1984)

2023-01-2301:15:44

BONUS CONTENT subscribe to the $2.00 PATREON BEN and 80's records on INSTAGRAM BRYNN ON TWITTER THE CURE "The Top" Released 4 May 1984[ Side A "Shake Dog Shake" "Bird Mad Girl" (Smith, Tolhurst) "Wailing Wall" "Give Me It" "Dressing Up" Side B "The Caterpillar" (Smith, Tolhurst) "Piggy in the Mirror" (Smith, Tolhurst) "The Empty World" "Bananafishbones" "The Top" Robert Smith – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, key...
BONUS CONTENT subscribe to the $2.00 PATREON (Going up to $5.00 after THE TOP episode.) BEN and 80's records on INSTAGRAM BRYNN ON TWITTER BLUE SUNSHINE Released 9 September 1983 1. | "Like an Animal" 2. | "Looking Glass Girl" 3. | "Sex-Eye-Make-Up" 4. | "Mr. Alphabet Says" 5. | "A Blues in Drag" 6. | "Punish Me with Kisses" 7. | "This Green City" 8. | "Orgy" 9. | "Perfect Murder" 10. | "Relax" Robert Smith - vocals, guitars...
Japanese Whispers (1983)

Japanese Whispers (1983)

2022-11-1401:07:28

JAPANESE WHISPERS Released16 December 1983 RecordedNovember 1982 – April 1983 All tracks written by Robert Smith and Laurence Tolhurst except as noted. "Let's Go to Bed" "The Dream" "Just One Kiss" "The Upstairs Room" "The Walk" "Speak My Language" "Lament" "The Love Cats" Robert Smith – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass guitar Lol Tolhurst – keyboards, drum machine, vibraphone (6, 8) Steve Goulding – drums (1, 3) Phil Thornalley – double bass (6, 8) And...
Pornography (1982)

Pornography (1982)

2022-10-2201:18:24

Pornography released on 3 May 1982 by Fiction Records. All songs written by The Cure (Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst) Side A "One Hundred Years" "A Short Term Effect" "The Hanging Garden" "Siamese Twins" Side B "The Figurehead" "A Strange Day" "Cold" "Pornography" Joe on Twitter https://twitter.com/ProlePumpkin Brynn on Twitter https://twitter.com/kinematografi Ben on IG https://www.instagram.com/b___shy/
Faith (1981)

Faith (1981)

2022-10-1101:13:58

Ben and Brynn are joined by Spidey to look at The Cure's 3rd album. To help keep the lights on please subscribe to our PATREON for bonus content. SPIDEY socials WEBSITE, TWITCH, INSTAGRAM BEN's 80's DJ B___SHY BRYNN's Band STAY INSIDE FAITH Released April 17, 1981 The Cure Robert Smith – vocals, guitars, keyboards, six-string bass, production Simon Gallup – bass guitar, production Lol Tolhurst – drums, production Mike Hedges – production, engineering Graham Carmichael – engineering...
Seventeen Seconds (1980)

Seventeen Seconds (1980)

2022-10-0201:27:04

Please help keep the lights on: PATREON Seventeen Seconds was released on 18 April 1980. Two members of the Magazine Spies, bass guitarist Simon Gallup and keyboardist Matthieu Hartley, were added to the band's lineup. Gallup replaced Michael Dempsey. Robert Smith – guitars, vocals, productionMatthieu Hartley – keyboards, production assistanceLol Tolhurst – drums, production assistanceSimon Gallup – bass guitar, production assistanceSide A 1. | "A Reflection" | 2:12 2. |...
Three Imaginary Boys (1979)

Three Imaginary Boys (1979)

2022-09-2201:20:34

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Closetome Having recorded demos which got them singed to Fiction Records, The Cure release Three Imaginary Boys on May 11, 1979 by Fiction Records. Robert Smith – guitar, lead vocals (all but "Foxy Lady"), harmonica ("Subway Song") Michael Dempsey – bass, backing and lead ("Foxy Lady") vocals Lol Tolhurst – drums Side A 1. | "10:15 Saturday Night" 2. | "Accuracy" 3. | "Grinding Halt" 4. | "Another Day" 5....
History and Demos (1964-1978) Starting outs young boys in Crawly and moving though influences up to recording their first demos in 1978. PATREON: https://patreon.com/Closetome?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator
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